Author Question: During a physical education class, a student is hit in the eye with the end of a baseball bat. When ... (Read 108 times)

mp14 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

During a physical education class, a student is hit in the eye with the end of a baseball bat. When examined in the emergency department, the nurse notices the presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye. This finding indicates the presence of:

a. Hypopyon.
b. Hyphema. c.
Corneal abrasion.
d. Pterygium.

Question 2

A patient comes into the emergency department after an accident at work. A machine blew dust into his eyes, and he was not wearing safety glasses. The nurse examines his corneas by shining a light from the side across the cornea.

What findings would suggest that he has suffered a corneal abrasion?
a.
Smooth and clear corneas
b.
Opacity of the lens behind the cornea
c.
Bleeding from the areas across the cornea
d.
Shattered look to the light rays reflecting off the cornea

tmlewis4706 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Hyphema is the term for blood in the anterior chamber and is a serious result of blunt trauma (a fist or a baseball) or spontaneous hemorrhage and may indicate scleral rupture or major intraocular trauma.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
A corneal abrasion causes irregular ridges in reflected light, which produce a shattered appearance to light rays. No opacities should be observed in the cornea. The other responses are not correct.